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A Valentines Ball

I wasn’t going to publish any Valentines-specific content this year. Like many of you, I’m of the persuasion that St Valentines Day has been taken over by the mass media and is now just pushed on us by greetings cards companies who want to make a quick buck at our loved-up expense. Gareth & I don’t celebrate it (well maybe we’ll order a takeaway, watch a movie and get a little tipsy – ahh the romance) so I’ve never been one to be like “OHHHH VALENTINES IS HERE, HURRRRAH!” Me? Cynical? Never!

But then this cute, pretty and fluffy-as-hell Valentines inspired shoot landed in my inbox last week my cold heart of stone started to thaw. Pink! Sparkles! Giant Bows! Ruffles! Little doggie in a glittery pink dicky bow! Ahhh I’m just an old softy at heart. Shh, don’t tell anyone though, I’ve got a rep to keep…

“I knew that I wanted to create a much simpler styled shoot, less hectic but fun and girly”, wrote stylist Charlotte Wilden. “I’d hired a village hall so we could arrive, be warm, make a mess and focus on pretty images, but something was missing. So I asked Liz Jones from Blue Sky Flowers to collaborate, and upon meeting to talk about some ideas, she suggested the idea of a Valentines Ball. Our ideas had started to take shape and our bride had a story. I hope our shoot goes to show, that with minimal expense and an idea on the brink of collapse, a huge amount can be achieved with a little bit of know how.”

Thank you to Charlotte and team for sharing this with us today. And a special mention to photographer Alexa Dent who was integral to helping to style this shoot, but at the last minute was taken ill and so couldn’t shoot it.

Aw the shoot looks amazing – gorgeous dresses Charlotte! And beautiful photos Crissi, I am SO glad you could photograph it, you did an amazing job – and don’t get me started on those cakes and flowers. x

Thank you Kat for the fabulous feature. It was a pleasure to work with every vendor on this shoot. A massive thanks to Charlotte for her vision in putting all this together and to Cristina for the stunning images. A special mention also to Alexa. Love you all!

Thanks Kat for turning this around super fast and breaking your rules just for us. We had great fun, shivered a little but came away with a great set of photos (doff cap to Crissi) and a big mention on your wonderful blog x

This is the perfect antidote to St Valentine’s day. I love the gorgeous styling by Jinder & the beautiful images from the amazingly talented Crissi Rossi. So many beautiful things in these photo’s ~ and I want them all!

Yet again another beautiful shoot, styled by the immensely talented Charlotte of Wilden Bride. She has an eye for styling, which is second to none and truly outshines the mundane, unoriginal, bore which so many self-proclaimed ‘stylists’ are churning out right now. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us next! Keep up the good work Charlotte!

Hi Crisi ,
I am in tears of joy for you and your work , You are on the top of the ladder , You proved again professionalization , perfectionism !! So well selected shots !!
I truly love it !!
You got the talent , Wishing you luck for more venues to come and to make many couples happy with your Beautiful photography !! x